Wednesday, July 30, 2014

To celebrate their upcoming
releases, August 5, 2014, authors Grace Burrowes, Katie MacAlister, and Shana
Galen would love to invite you to take their historical romance quiz.
The quiz written by the authors, will let you discover if you are ROYALTY, an
OPERATIVE, or a MEMBER OF A RETINUE.

There’s also a fabulous
Giveaway to enter for a chance at dozens of great books following the quiz, so
be sure to check it out. The Giveaway ends August 10, 2014 so feel free to tell
your friends. Have Fun!

If you chose mostly As ... then you are as sparkling
and resourceful as Her Serene Royal Highness Dagmar from The Truth About
Leo by Katie MacAlister. Dagmar may have been raised in a strictly formal
manner, but she’s never let that stop her from pursuing anything that catches
her interest. She’s a bit quirky, marches to her own drummer, and has a fine,
fine appreciation of the manly form.

If you chose mostly Bs … then you are clearly the
stuff a baroness is made of, much like Millicent, from The Traitor. Milly
is sweet, fierce, determined, and brave but slow to trust. Sebastian, Baron St.
Clair, is ALSO sweet, fierce, determined and brave, and relentless when it
comes to protecting those he cares for. Alas for both Sebastian and Milly, an
enemy stalks them who is not sweet. By the time Milly is done with Sebastian's
enemies, they are not very brave either. So if you chose mostly B's, the bad
guys better steer mighty clear of you!

If you chose mostly Cs … then you are equipped to be a
master spy like Jane Bonde from Love and Let Spy by Shana Galen. Jane
is smart, cunning, and loyal, but she has her weaknesses too. Her latest
weakness goes by the name Dominic Griffyn. Planning a wedding and defeating a
villain intent upon the destruction of England is tricky, but if you're the
sort who multitasks easily, then you too have Jane's unique skills and panache.

With all of the excitement building over the upcoming release of
the movie version of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY by E.L. James, I got to thinking
about the way BDSM (Bondage-Dominance-Submission-Masochism) is portrayed in
romance novels today. I am not a fan of the FSofG series and do not expect to
see the movie unless I hear some very good things about it – namely that it’s better
than the book, but since a movie version of a book is so rarely better than the
original, I doubt it will happen.Have you seen the trailer? Some think it's really sexy, racy, or whatever. I think it's about as exciting as the book. Not.

There are many romance authors today who portray
BDSM from mild to extreme so much more erotically, and genuinely that it got me
thinking back to some older romance novels which were never labeled as BDSM but
actually can be added to the list. One in particular is WARRIOR’S WOMAN by
Johanna Lindsay.

Now, before fans of Johanna Lindsay jump on me
and proclaim, NO WAY!, if you’ve read this particular book and its series, think about some of the sex portrayed. I loved this
trilogy of sci-fi romance created by Johanna and wish she’d revisit this type
of romance again.

In the year 2139, fearless Tedra De Arr sets out
to rescue her beleaguered planet Kystran from the savage rule of the evil Crad
Ce Moerr.
Experienced in combat but not in love, the beautiful, untouched Amazon flies
with Martha, her wise-cracking, free-thinking computer, to a world where
warriors reigns supreme - and into the arms of the one man she can never hope
to vanquish: the bronzed barbarian Challen Ly-San-Ter.

A magnificent creature of raw yet disciplined desires, the muscle-bound
primitive succeeds where no puny Kystran male had before - igniting a raging
fire within Tedra that must be extinguished before she can even think of saving
her enslaved world...

Many erotic romance novels today have a dominant
male paired with a confident yet submissive female where mild to extreme BDSM
is introduced between the couple but WARRIOR’S WOMAN was first released in 1990
by Avon Romance and for the time, it pushed the envelope further than most
romance novels had ever gone before. There was a cultural traditionalism behind
the behavior on the part of the hero, Challen, and the heroine, Tedra, was a
self-sufficient, tough, warrior who challenged her hero every step of the way.
Her refusal to submit to his dominant behavior resulted in a few punishment
scenes, one of which even included an explicitly non-painful spanking scene,
which left her hero with a very bad taste in his mouth. His punishment amounted to bringing her as close to orgasm as possible without allowing her the satisfaction
desired by her. When she told him if he wanted to truly punish her, he should do it
properly with a spanking. His means of punishment was never about pain but
simply a means to make her understand he was in control of her, and her
pleasure. Well, as women, we may not agree with that because we all know we are
responsible for our own pleasure and it’s our willingness to share it with our
men, which enhances it and makes our men feel triumphant. But along the lines
of BDSM, Challen believed himself in charge, dominant if you will, but in
truth, we know it was Tedra who led his heart and so led his desire to please
her and keep her from pain.

So with this in mind, I’m drawn back to FIFTY
SHADES OF GREY and its manner of pushing the envelope toward humiliation, Christian’s need
to crush Ana, her heart, and make her feel as low as he feels. These are things
which turned me off about this series. I’m all for reading erotic romance with
BDSM themes, even when they don’t particularly make me comfortable. Voyeurism
themes tend to make me uncomfortable but not necessarily because of the theme
but it’s the idea of a man who loves his woman and yet still feels it’s okay for
other men to watch her pleasure that turns me away. I believe there’s play and
then there’s respect. Love needs respect to survive, just as it needs respect
to exist in the first place.

True, in any games of BDSM, there is a level of
mutual acceptance and the dynamic is supposed to be one of consensual play but
again, I don’t feel that in FSofG the way I feel it in other erotic romance
with BDSM elements. So my question to you is the same one I would ask a partner
in real life, how far is too far when introducing elements of bondage,
dominance, submission, and masochism into a romantic relationship?

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Having read CITY OF THE FALLEN, book one in the Dark Tides series by Diana Bocco, I was enthralled with
the post-vampire world she’d created, and because of the cliffhanger ending, in desperate
need to know what happens next. So when I heard NIGHT OF THE FALLEN, book two
in the Dark Tides series was releasing, I got so excited to read it, I even squeezed it in while reading another. I wasn’t disappointed
– well, I was a little bit, but not in the story. I will explain.

** Spoiler alert: if you
haven’t read CITY OF THE FALLEN, book one in the Dark Tides series by Diana
Bocco, please don’t read any further because there are spoilers in this review. I highly advise you read this book first and then follow with NIGHT OF THE FALLEN. You’ll be as hooked as me in no time.

***eARC
provided by author in exchange for an honest and unscripted review

Blurb for NIGHT OF THE FALLEN:

Isabelle’s mission seemed so clear: kill the
king of the vampires to give humanity a fighting chance. Except she didn’t
count on falling in love with him. And she didn't realize he held secrets that
could actually end up saving the human race.

As the kingdom falls and Isabelle’s heart is torn between two worlds,
everything changes. There’s something more dangerous out there, a plague that
might destroy both humans and vampires alike. The only way to survive it might
be to find a truce between species.

Peace will require the ultimate sacrifice.

And change the future of the world forever.

* * * * *

If you read
CITY OF THE FALLEN, book one in the fabulous series called the Dark Tides by
Diana Bocco then you know we left Marcus and his troops fighting rabids and
that Isabelle escaped in a car. They’d each realized they were in love with the
other and Belle knows she needs to help Marcus and his scientists solve the
problems of the vampires in order to save the human race. In NIGHT OF THE
FALLEN, we catch up to Marcus, Miles and his men returning to the compound to
find all of the humans under their protection have perished at the hands of the
rabids, and Belle is missing. Marcus is beside himself worrying that Patrick
may have taken Belle as a means of controlling him and exacting revenge. Relief
is his when he’s told a car is missing and now Marcus has a suspicion of where
she may have headed.

Belle hadn’t
wanted to leave the compound, but she knew there was very little she could do
to save the other humans, and Marcus would want her to protect herself even as she feared
for his safety. Using the terrifying knowledge she'd gained of the rabids to traverse the
distance between the king’s compound and the house where she’d left her family
and friends, Belle makes her way home. Her welcome home carries mixed feelings
and even more pessimism when she tells them about the rabids, and tries to
convince them the vampires are not the monsters they thought and are actually
allies rather than enemies.

When her
brother learns the truth about her relationship with Marcus, Belle has to trust
him to help her convince the others they must listen to Marcus and allow the
vampires to give them protection.

It seems
Diana had a lot of problems working her way through this block of the series
and postponed the release a couple of times before finally giving us this much.
I will warn you that this is only part of the story. The rest will come in a
second release in August. Will I be in line to read it? Hell yes! NIGHT OF THE
FALLEN by Diana Bocco may not be complete right now but I have no doubt Diana
is going to treat us to even more action, romance, and excitement as the
vampires and humans team together to fight Patrick and the rabids.

I love
this story, I love this series, and if you’re into vampires, post-apocalyptic
worlds, and undying love then you need to experience the Dark Tides series
starting with CITY OF THE FALLEN and continuing with NIGHT OF THE FALLEN. Yes,
the released edition right now isn’t complete but Diana promises if you
purchase it now, you will get Part Two in the updated version through Amazon,
Barnes & Noble, and Apple when it releases in August for FREE. I don’t know how
Kobo is handling it but it is available. Any way you do it, it’s worth
reading and catching up for when book three comes along. I can't wait.

I highly
recommend if you read CITY OF THE FALLEN, you must read NIGHT OF THE FALLEN by
Diana Bocco and if you haven’t experienced this amazing story yet – DO! My
little bit of disappointment came when the story ended and there was so much
more I wanted to have happen. I can’t wait to see what happens next, and book three –
I’m already excited for your arrival. I’ll be back to update this review after I’ve
read NIGHT OF THE FALLEN, part deux!

Libby Hart and Matt Ogden are perfect for each other—as
friends. They’ve known each other for ages. They act as each other’s plus-ones.
They even share custody of a dog. And if there’s always been a little spark
between them, so what? It’s never been worth jeopardizing their friendship.

Professional rugby player Matt is fighting for a starter
position with the London Legends—and that’s not the only thing he’s fighting. A
crippling fear of flying means he’s struggling to get his career off the
ground. He has no time for a relationship, even if Libby does make him ache. As
an airline pilot, Libby’s looking for a stay-at-home husband so she can have a
family without sacrificing her high-flying career. Matt’s certainly not that
man.

But just because they don’t have a future together doesn’t
mean they can’t have a right now. When Matt asks Libby for help overcoming his
fear, they agree to take a vacation from their platonic relationship—whenever
they fly together, they can have sex. It’s the perfect way to resolve all that
built-up tension. As long as they can avoid getting a
little too comfortable…

FUN PUZZLE!

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About the Author:

Kat Latham is a
California girl who moved to Europe the day after graduating from UCLA,
ditching her tank tops for raincoats. She taught English in Prague and worked
as an editor in London before she and her British husband moved to the
Netherlands. Kat’s other career involves writing and editing for charities, and
she’s traveled to Kenya, Ethiopia and India to meet heroic people helping their
communities survive disasters.

Friday, July 18, 2014

When Grey and Ben fell in love at thirteen, they believed
they’d be together forever. They never dreamed that three days before their
wedding, twenty-year-old Ben would suddenly die from an unknown heart
condition, destroying his would-be-bride’s world. Grey would have spent the
next two years simply going through the motions if it hadn’t been for their best
friend, Jagger. He’s the only one who understands her pain ... the only one who
knows what it’s like to force yourself to keep moving when your dreams are
shattered.

While everyone else worries over Grey’s fragility, Jagger is
the only one who sees her strength, and vows to always be there for her-even if
it’s only as her best friend. As much as he wants Grey, he knows her heart will
always be with Ben. But when Grey finds out that Jagger has loved her since
before he even knew what love was, it might prove to be too much for her to
handle.

Grey soon realizes their chemistry is undeniable, and they
learn that admitting their feelings for each other means they’ve got to face
the past. Is being together what Ben would have wanted . . . or a betrayal of
his memory that will eventually destroy them both?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Molly grew up in
California but now lives in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas with her husband
and furry four-legged daughters. When she's not diving into the world of her
characters, some of her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding, traveling, and
long walks on the beach…which roughly translates to being a homebody with her
hubby and dishing out movie quotes. She has a weakness for crude-humored
movies, fried pickles and loves curling up in a fluffy comforter during a
thunderstorm...or under one in a bathtub if there are tornadoes. That way she
can pretend they aren't really happening.

Everyone in town loves
Jack Holland, but police officer Emmaline Neal needs him. Her ex-fiancé is
getting married in Malibu and, obviously, she can’t go to the wedding alone. In
Manningsport, New York, tall, blond and gorgeous Jack Holland is practically a
cottage industry when it comes to rescuing desperate women. He knows the drill,
Em figures, so he won’t get the wrong idea.

The timing is perfect
because Jack needs an excuse to leave town. Ever since rescuing four teenagers
from a car wreck, he’s been hailed as a hero and the attention is making him
itchy—especially since his too-pretty ex-wife is back and angling for a reunion…a
year after sleeping with another guy. He’s always liked Emmaline, an ice-mate
in their town hockey league. She needs a weekend date, he needs to get away? No
problem—two birds with one stone.

As often happens when
having too good a time at weddings, the two friends wind up in bed. This brings
its own set of problems. Em chalks the incident up to red wine and chocolate
cake—just one impulsive night not to be repeated. But Jack’s pushing for more.
The worry here is, if Em lets down her guard, either she’ll get her heart
crushed again or discover that Jack’s worth more than just dreaming about.

About the Author:

New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author and two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA®
Award, Kristan lives with her family in a small Connecticut town that boasts a
wonderful library, a great agricultural fair, a really good ice-cream stand and
not much else. She is the mother of two lovely kids and the wife of a brave
firefighter who is also (perhaps more important) a fantastic cook.

Previously a copywriter,
Kristan began writing fiction when her children graced her life with
simultaneous afternoon naps. Writing, she found, was infinitely more satisfying
than folding laundry, and so began her first novel. Kristan holds a B.A. in
English from the College of the Holy Cross, which means she can identify
dangling participles, quote many great novels and play a
mean game of Scrabble.

Kristan is an
award-winning baker, devoted fan of the New York Yankees and an avid reader.
She and her crew spend as much time as possible at the family home on Cape Cod,
where they shiver in the Atlantic, ride bikes, swat horseflies and don’t catch
any fish.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Welcome to my stop on the
Tasty Virtual Book Tour for TO MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD by Lynsay Sands. Always
eager to experience anything Lynsay conjures for us, this historical romance was no different. She never disappoints. Be sure to hang out after my review for a tour wide
giveaway!

***Purchased a copy for
private reading but was offered an eARC by the publisher in exchange for an
honest and unscripted review.

Blurb for TO MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD:

New York
Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands returns to the Highlands of Scotland
in her hottest new historical romance yet!
Highlander Campbell Sinclair is no stranger to battle, so when he sees a lad
attacked by bandits, he jumps into the fray. He didn't count on being stabbed.
Grateful to the boy for nursing him back to health, Cam offers to accompany Jo
safely to his destination. But when he accidentally comes across the lad
bathing in the river, Cam discovers that Jo is actually Joan . . . with the
most sinful of curves.

Joan promised her mother that she would deliver a scroll to the clan MacKay.
But traveling alone is dangerous, even disguised as a boy. When a Scottish
warrior lends his aid, she is more than relieved . . . until he surprises her
with lingering kisses and caresses that prove her disguise hasn't fooled him.
As their passion ignites, will the secrets of the scroll force a wedding . . .
and lead to a love she's never known?

* * * * *

Traveling alone, Joan
dressed herself as a lad to protect herself but hadn’t counted on being
attacked by thieves hoping for an easy score. When a big handsome Scotsman comes
to her rescue and nearly dies for the effort, she stays with him, heals him,
and without intending to, begins to fall in love with him.

Life gets turned upside
down for Cam Sinclair when he comes to the rescue of a young lad who nurses him
back from a stab in the back, but then he’s thrown a curve or two after discovering young Jo is actually Joan. Soon he’s
unable to resist the beautiful young woman pretending to be a boy. After
spending two weeks on the road with her, he wants to keep her with him but instead,
is rejected by her. When luck shines on him, he does what is expected of him
only to wonder if he’s forced something upon her she still no longer wants.
Things heat up in the bedroom as well as elsewhere, after strange accidents
begin to happen around the castle. Someone is up to no good, but who is it and
why?

TO MARRY A SCOTTISH
LAIRD by Lynsay Sands kept me glued to the pages from the beginning and once mysterious things start happening, I became intrigued with trying to figure out who the
bad guy (or girl) was. In the beginning, I was a bit concerned with how quickly
Joan gave up her virginity to Cam but then I got to thinking about it. If this
was a contemporary romance and a young woman finding herself attracted to a
gorgeous Scotsman did what Joan did, we would think it normal so why shouldn’t
she act on her desires in a historical just as well. By assuming that Joan
would never act on her desires even though she has no wish to marry or have children,
leads us to believe that only a modern woman has sexual desires. Is there
really any difference between a woman of today and a woman of days gone by? I
don’t believe there is, and so I applaud Lynsay for giving Joan the desire for
a man and the willingness to give in to it, while keeping her self-respect by
refusing Cam when he wants to make her his mistress.

Supported by a lively
cast of secondary characters, both good and nasty, TO MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD by
Lynsay Sands is a delight to read, Cam is a hero worth falling in love with,
and Joan is a good model for all women – to thine own self be true.

I highly recommend TO
MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD by Lynsay Sands because it will make you think while
allowing you to escape to a time gone by and the Highlands of Scotland. Do you
need more reason than that?

Happy Reading Everyone!

About the Author:

Lynsay Sands is the
nationally bestselling author of the Argeneau/Rogue Hunter vampire series, as
well as numerous historicals and anthologies. She’s been writing stories since
grade school and considers herself incredibly lucky to be able to make a career
out of it. Her hope is that readers can get away from their everyday stress
through her stories, and if there are occasional, uncontrollable fits of
laughter, that’s just a big bonus.

If you’d like to learn
more about Lynsay, and her awesome books, please feel free to visit her
website, and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.

What’s a girl to do when
the only person who can help her is the man who betrayed her? After years away,
Miranda returns to Salvation, Virginia to save her family’s brewery, but her
fate is in the hands of her first lover turned enemy, Logan Martin.

Lovers…

Logan, Salvation’s de
facto prince, can’t believe his luck when the woman who smashed his heart to
smithereens walks into his bank asking for his help. What she doesn’t know is
he needs the land her brewery is on. When she tempts him with a bet—if she
wins, he gives her the loan; if he wins, she forfeits the land—he knows it’s a
sure thing.

An Irresistible Combination…

But soon it’s a battle
between their attraction for each other and their determination to win, and
it’s in each other’s arms that they realize there might be more at stake now
than the bet. With the town dead set against the Sweet Salvation Brewery’s
success, Logan has to choose between what’s expected of him and what he really
wants—even if helping Miranda means she’ll run out of his life once again.

About the Author:

Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children,
loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the
coffee IV drip.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Already a huge fan of
Jess Michaels’ erotic historical romances, I was thrilled to be asked to read
and review the first book in her new brand new series, The Ladies’ Book of
Pleasures. A MATTER OF SIN by Jess Michaels is a must read start to a must read
series.

***eARC provided by author in exchange for an honest and unscripted review.

Blurb for A MATTER OF SIN:

Scandal between the
pages…surrender between the sheets.

The widowed Lady Isabel Avenbury has one remaining younger sister to shepherd
into an advantageous marriage, and then she will be free. Free to take a lover
to fill her lonely nights—the only option left for a woman on the delicate edge
of a certain age.

Except when she chaperones her sister to a country house party, she is taken
aback by her sudden, undeniable attraction to the host. And deliciously
scandalized when she finds a copy of the notorious, much-gossiped-about Ladies
Book of Pleasures in his library.

When Seth Rowland, Marquis Lyndham, notices his book is missing, his interest is
piqued as to which of the potential young brides at his party has absconded
with it—and he’s shocked to discover it’s Isabel. Though older than the women
he’d planned to court, the powerful beauty exudes a sensuality he cannot
ignore.

The book inspires them to begin a desperate, passionate affair. But their time
together is running out and they must choose. Follow society’s rules, or take a
chance at love.

Warning:
Found within are highly scandalous books that trigger passionate desires,
surrender in the orangery and possibly true love.

* * * * *

Lady Isabel Avenbury is
a widow whose marriage was less than passionate and now she’s seriously considering
taking a lover but before she can see to her own happiness, she must get her
youngest sister properly married off. Acting as chaperone to Serena, at a
country house party being held by the Marquis Lyndham and his mother to find
him an appropriate wife from the many potential young brides available in the
new Season, she hadn’t any intention of finding a lover there but then again, one must never
say never.

Seth Rowland the Marquis
Lyndham understands he has a duty to his family, and has agreed to find himself
a proper wife. Things change when Lady Isabel Avenbury enters his home with her
young sister. Isabel catches his attention more than any other woman does in
attendance. Even before Isabel married, Seth had noticed her and now she was
here, in his home, looking as beautiful and desirable as ever, plus she was a
widow. Everything told him his mother, and society would never approve of her
as a wife but unable to keep himself from her, he was willing to settle for
being her lover – or so he thought.

The Ladies’ Book of
Pleasures series by Jess Michaels centers around the naughty inspirations
brought on by a book, which appears to have been written by a Lady of the ton - a book giving advice to the young
Ladies of the ton on how best to give
pleasure to their men as well as gain pleasure for themselves. A MATTER OF SIN,
book one in the Ladies’ Book of Pleasures series is an enticing beginning to
what I hope will continue to be an intriguing, fun, sexy, and eventually
mystery solving series. What mystery, you might be wondering – who wrote the
Ladies’ Book of Pleasures, of course. I already have my suspicions about who the author
may, but can’t wait to make the journey through this series to find
out if I’m correct.

In the meantime, A
MATTER OF SIN by Jess Michaels is delightful, beckoning, sexy, and romantically
naughty according to society but keeps you turning the pages, and cheering for
Isabel and Seth, for the ultimate in pleasure is falling in love and finding
happiness together. I highly recommend this series starter if you love a
country party filled with gossipy women, interfering friends and family, and
sexy midnight trysts. A MATTER OF SIN by Jess Michaels is erotic historical
romance at its best and this series is looking to promise even more as we all
learn what the Ladies’ Book of Pleasures holds in store for us.

Happy Reading Everyone!

A MATTER OF SIN, a
Ladies’ Book of Pleasures novel by Jess Michaels, Samhain Publishing, releasing
July 15, 2014 in ebook formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobobooks.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Looking for something
fabulous to read on a summer afternoon while relaxing or on a rainy evening
while summer storms rage outside, the novella, GODS AND GLADIATORS by Jaye Shields will fit
the bill perfectly.

***Original copy
provided for editing by author and my honest and unscripted review is my own -
I would've loved it even if I didn't edit it.

Blurb for GODS AND GLADIATORS:

When the Olympian Gods contest that the Romans aren’t nearly
as mighty as they think they are, Ares, the God of War, is the first one to
prove it by spending a month as a Roman. Ares arrives in Rome as a Gladiator,
thrilled to have a human body in which to kick some ass. His first chance at
Gladiator glory is to reenact the slaughter of the Sabines but when Ares spots
a beautiful slave with eyes blazing with courage, he refuses to tear through
the defenseless prisoners.

Eirana of the Gauls is only one of hundreds of women taken as slaves by the
Romans. Weaponless and starved for days, she’s forced into the coliseum to be
symbolically massacred. She’s seen the infamous Gladiators in action enough to
know there will be no mercy. But then something incredible happens, one
Gladiator chooses to protect the defenseless women. He claims to be a God, but
he bleeds just like a human.

Eirana is the most incredible being Ares has ever seen. With only a month in
the human realm, the God refuses to leave until knowing she is safe. But if he
can conquer the Romans keeping her as a slave, will his heart still be able to
let her go?

* * * * *

The gods on Olympus are
unhappy that the humans in the Roman realm have stopped honoring them with
worship and celebration so when Eris, the goddess of Chaos offers up a game,
Ares, the god of War takes up her challenge to spend one month among the humans
to get them to once more worship the gods as they deserve.

Ares descends in human form to battle in the Coliseum, only once there, he
discovers more than the Romans depravities of killing helpless women and
children, he discovers love.

Eirana, a Gaul prisoner of the Romans strives to survive life beneath the
deadly arena, but when a Roman gladiator named Ares saves her life and the
lives of the other women, she discovers more than a hero. She encounters a god
and falls in love.

GODS AND GLADIATORS by Jaye Shields is an extraordinary journey through time to
a place of danger, helplessness, and brutal savagery, but where love triumphs. This well-written story about
unexpected love developing amidst action-filled scenes, which expertly conjure
amazing images of battle and destruction, will have you begging for more. The
battles come to life before your very eyes, rather than just on the pages of a
book. Jaye creates a wonderful romance between a warrior who has only known
death, and an innocent woman who has witnessed more death than she should ever
in her lifetime. Neither expects to survive yet they surrender their hearts and
their bodies to each other at a time when only death may be their future outcome.
I highly recommend this wonderful novella from the author who brought you the
thrilling paranormal romances, the Immortals in Alameda Trilogy and the erotic
Sex Demon Trilogy. If you love the ancient world, mythology, and romance then
you must read GODS AND GLADIATORS by Jaye Shields. I watched this story grow
and refine as I assisted her in editing but it was Jaye, and Jaye alone, that
brought Ares and Eirana’s story to life.Happy Reading Everyone!

GODS AND GLADIATORS by
Jaye Shields, self-publish, available now in ebook format at Amazon.

About Me

I am a lover of all things literature but there is a special place in my heart for Romance Novels of all sorts. Yes, I am proud to proclaim that I read Romance Novels. Some day, I hope to proclaim, that in addition to being a reader of romance, that I am an author of romance as well.

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